{"podcast":{"title":"AgTech Digest","slug":"agtech-digest-6718128","podcast_index_feed_id":6718128,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/agtech-digest/","website_url":"https://agtechdigest.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bfca4074-28a1-429a-b064-280e07cf30ed/_tMEDGWaIMcuiVCfnqMoxie-.jpg","author":"AgTech Media Group","episode_count":105,"summary":"Do you struggle to stay up-to-date with the latest news from the world of AgTech? Every week join us for the latest stories from the world of CEA and Vertical Farming. Each episode provides you with your weekly dose of AgTech news, ensuring you stay up to date with latest news from this fast-paced and exciting industry. Subscribe and Follow AgTech Digest wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agtech-digest-6718128"},"episode":{"title":"Premier Tech, Inno-3B, Artechno, USDA, Palantir, Advanced Growing Resources, Pairwise, Ball Horticultural Company, Ridder, RED Horticulture, AgroPlantae, Kemin Industries, Grodan, Source.ag, Verdant Partners, Deere, AGCO, and CNH.","slug":"premier-tech-inno-3b-artechno-usda-palantir-advanced-growing-resources-pairwise-ball-horticultural-company-ridder-red-horticulture-agroplantae-kemin-industries-grodan-source-ag-verdant-partners-deere-agco-and-cnh","published_at":"2026-04-23T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agtech-digest-6718128/premier-tech-inno-3b-artechno-usda-palantir-advanced-growing-resources-pairwise-ball-horticultural-company-ridder-red-horticulture-agroplantae-kemin-industries-grodan-source-ag-verdant-partners-deere-agco-and-cnh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agtech-digest-6718128","url":"https://agtech-digest.captivate.fm/episode/premier-tech-inno-3b-artechno-usda-palantir-advanced-growing-resources-pairwise-ball-horticultural-company-ridder-red-horticulture-agroplantae-kemin-industries-grodan-source-ag-verdant-partners-deere-agco-and-cnh","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/07a02f61-95bf-4787-a4d7-8d4e073311d7.mp3","summary":"📺 Watch on YouTube and Spotify Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring Blake Croegaert of Verdant Partners on the AgTech M&A reset and why 2027 is the restart year, the USDA's $300 million Palantir partnership to modernize farm services, Oman's $240 million food security portfolio, Premier Tech's entry into controlled environment agriculture, and NASA and NSF-backed early crop diagnostics from Advanced Growing Resources. Let's get started! Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines: Interview: Blake Croegaert of Verdant Partners on the AgTech M&A reset — inflated valuations collapsed, OEM pullback, constrained exit channels, and why 2027 is the restart year Government: USDA signs $300M agreement with Palantir to modernize farm services and strengthen food security as a national security priority Food Security: Oman launches $240M food security investment portfolio across 11 agriculture and aquaculture projects through the Invest Oman platform CEA: Premier Tech enters the CEA market with Premier Tech Controlled Culture, backed by acquisitions of Inno-3B in Canada and Artechno in the Netherlands Crop Science: Advanced Growing Resources raises $2M from NASA and NSF for AI-satellite crop diagnostics a week earlier than lab methods; Pairwise partners with Ball Horticultural for gene editing across 40-plus ornamental species M&A: AgroPlantae to acquire Kemin Industries' Crop Technologies product portfolio including eight products; UK Government backs 50M pound agri-tech adoption push CEA Tech: Ridder partners with RED Horticulture to integrate greenhouse lighting and energy management via Horticultural Lighting Protocol; Grodan integrates GroSens root zone data with Source.ag software Events: Food…","meta_description":"📺 Watch on YouTube and Spotify Welcome back, listeners! 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